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Southern Mexico City boroughs face severe flooding, vehicles submerged

Severe localised flooding on July 11-12 in southern CDMX boroughs such as Tlalpan caused submerged vehicles, power outages, and road impassability.

By The Daily Mexico City · Published July 24, 2026

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Southern Mexico City boroughs face severe flooding, vehicles submerged — Photo by US Coast Guard Academy / flickr (pdm)

Severe localised flooding occurred on July 11-12, 2026, in southern Mexico City boroughs like Tlalpan and Santa Úrsula Xitla, according to a report. The flooding caused submerged vehicles, power outages, and road impassability.

Annual maintenance for Cablebús lines 1-3 was also scheduled from July 13-26, closing stations while the RTP operates free support routes, the same report noted.

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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